PINELANDS MUSIC ACADEMY - Key Persons
Tori has been leading and coaching vocalists as the Worship Coordinator of LHT church for the past year after 4 years of tutelage under Sarah Conley Duke at Destiny Voice Studio.
Job Titles:
- Voice and Piano Instructor
Emma DiLauro is a classically trained vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and educator who recently earned her Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from Montclair State University. She has experience teaching and singing a wide variety of repertoire including pop, rock, musical theater, and classical. Through her time at Montclair, she trained in piano and taught a high school piano course through her internship. Emma truly believes in creating a fun and open learning environment for her students to explore their passions for music with repertoire that they truly enjoy to play or sing. Her main goals as an educator are to teach her students a strong foundation of musical skills and understandings as well as foster their love of music.
Job Titles:
- Director, Multi - Instrumentalist Instructor
Education: Rowan University, Bachelor of Arts in Music
Jack-Matt Norton studied both classical and jazz at Rowan University with a focus on Upright Bass performance. A truly versatile musician, In addition to his knowledge of Jazz and Classical music, Jack-Matt has performed in various rock and jazz groups ranging from heavy metal bands to jazz trios.
Job Titles:
- Beginner Piano and Flute Instructor
- Flute and Beginner Piano Instructor
Education: Elizabethtown College Bachelor of Music in Classical Flute
Jayden Gibson graduated from Elizabethtown College with a degree in music, concentrating in classical flute performance. Throughout college they performed in a variety of ensembles and studied several instruments. They also taught flute lessons as an undergraduate student. Jayden currently teaches beginner piano lessons as well as Flute in addition to her career working in early childhood education.
Job Titles:
- Guitar and Piano Instructor
Education: Berklee College of Music, Bachelor of Music Performance in Guitar
Joseph Knecht graduated Berklee Collage of music in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in music performance on guitar. Joe is well versed in music ranging from Classic Rock to Modern Progressive Metal. While Joe mainly studied Rock and Metal guitar, he also studied Blues as well as extended range guitars such as seven and eight string guitars. Joe has played guitar, bass and keyboards in various Rock and Metal bands ranging from cover groups and original groups.
Education: The College of New Jersey, Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics
Joey Aromando is a multi-instrumentalist instructor with years of classical training in Piano, Voice, and French Horn. Joe has been involved with choral singing since high school, today leading the Pinelands Players Medford Youth Musical Camp in addition to providing piano accompaniments and vocal instruction
Job Titles:
- Piano and Voice Instructor
Job Titles:
- Director, Guitar Instructor
Mathew Hause is a veteran of the Greater Philadelphia Area music scene, frequently performing in bands throughout the region with multiple local music awards and battle of the bands victories under his belt. A focused musician since his early teens, Mathew has studied music theory throughout his high-school and college career as well as performance and technique with diverse specialists ranging from international touring heavy metal guitar players to latin-jazz style classical players and much more. He is a strong believer in focusing his lessons on what his students want to learn as individuals and using that as a spring board to learn technique and theory tailored to those interests as opposed to a standard book method of learning.
Pam graduated from Rowan University with a degree in Music education as well as two certifications in Music K-12 and Special Education. An accomplished Brass player and music educator, in addition to teaching Brass at Pinelands Music Academy, she is also a teacher at both Tabernacle Elementary School and Shawnee High School, teaching general music as well as directing the Marching Band.
Job Titles:
- Director, Piano and Ukulele Instructor
Education: University of the Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching in Music Education, Bachelor of Music in Music Composition
Reed Bodenstein is a musician and educator based in South Jersey. He attended the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where he received his BM in Jazz Composition ('16) and his MAT in Music Education ('17). In addition to serving as co-director and teacher at Pinelands Music Academy, Reed also teaches Music Theory and Ear Training at Rowan University. He has served on the Board of Directors for the New Jersey Federation of Music Clubs since 2019. When he's not teaching, he works as a pianist and accompanist in the Philadelphia area.
Education: University of the Arts, Bachelor of Arts in Instrumental Performance, Master of Arts in Music Education Candidate
Samson Gutwirth is a saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, and educator from South Jersey. He is currently attending the University of the Arts pursuing a Master's Degree in Music Education. Samson currently performs with the University of the Arts ‘Z' Big Band and the Philadelphia Jazz Orchestra. In the summer of 2019, Samson toured Europe with the Philadelphia Jazz Orchestra as their first tenor player. In addition to teaching private lessons, Samson teaches music in schools professionally and works closely with the Shawnee High School Marching band program.